Texas has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, allowing private citizens to sue those who assist in obtaining an abortion.
The woman's doctors have stated that continuing the pregnancy poses a threat to her life, health, and future fertility.
The woman's fetus has been diagnosed with full trisomy 18, a chromosomal anomaly that often results in miscarriage, stillbirth, or death shortly after birth.
A Texas woman, identified as Kate Cox, has filed an emergency lawsuit seeking permission to terminate her non-viable pregnancy. The fetus has been diagnosed with full trisomy 18, a chromosomal anomaly that often results in miscarriage, stillbirth, or death shortly after birth. The woman's doctors have stated that continuing the pregnancy poses a threat to her life, health, and future fertility. This case is one of the first of its kind since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Texas has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, allowing private citizens to sue those who assist in obtaining an abortion. The lawsuit argues that the exceptions in the law for saving the life of the mother are unclear, and seeks to force the state to define what is allowed under the law more clearly. The woman's legal representation is provided by lawyers from the Center for Reproductive Rights.
The Texas attorney general's office has not yet responded to the lawsuit. This case comes at a time when the Texas Supreme Court is already considering a similar case that challenges the state's abortion laws. If the woman is not allowed to have an abortion in Texas, she may be forced to continue the pregnancy until she either miscarries or gives birth to a stillborn or a baby that could live only minutes.
The woman's fetus has been diagnosed with full trisomy 18, a chromosomal anomaly that leads to miscarriage, stillbirth, or death shortly after birth.
The lawsuit argues that if the woman is not allowed to have an abortion in Texas, she will be forced to continue the pregnancy until she either miscarries or gives birth to a stillborn or a baby that could live only minutes.